Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A US coin worth 50 cents.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A silver coin of the United States, of the value of 50 cents.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A coin worth one half of a
dollar .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And each, as she laid her half-dollar down, was distinctly aware of how many pieces of fancy starch were represented by the coin.
CHAPTER II 2010
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By 1866, it found its way on to US nickel, quarter, half-dollar, dollar and on the five -, ten - and twenty - dollar coins.
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At 100 yards, it opened up to the size of an Eisenhower half-dollar and 3 to the right.
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Proudly displayed between them was a mint Kennedy half-dollar in a presentation case.
Kill the Irishman Rick Porrello 2011
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Today, many of the items he removed from people's insides are filed away in a metal cabinet at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia: safety pins, needles, nails, a crucifix with several rosary beads still attached, chicken bones, a half-dollar dated 1892, a bullet and a pin that ironically reads "B-A-2-Way Looker Says Care Fu Lee."
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At 100 yards, it opened up to the size of an Eisenhower half-dollar and 3 to the right.
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Matt Roush: Leigh, that was more like a shiny half-dollar.
Ask Matt: Death of Broadcast TV? Plus: Parenthood Defense, Glee, Repeat Rants and More 2011
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Second graders are forced to solve worksheet problems concerning half-dollar coins even if you can't remember the last time you saw one in circulation and the chincy manipulative kit does not include them.
Gary Stager: Why Should she Work for you? Gary Stager 2010
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He looks in good form, has a half-dollar size mark on his cheek with staples and stitches -- all covered with some kind of silver ointment.
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Today, many of the items he removed from people's insides are filed away in a metal cabinet at the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia: safety pins, needles, nails, a crucifix with several rosary beads still attached, chicken bones, a half-dollar dated 1892, a bullet and a pin that ironically reads "B-A-2-Way Looker Says Care Fu Lee."
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